It looks like Tim Burton’s next venture into the animated realm is a little different to his normal stop-motion appreciation, but 9 is certainly still building buzz as we get closer to its September release. Below is the freshly released trailer, then a few teasing characters one-sheets, the new movie poster, and finally director Shane Acker’s original 10 minute short. Hopefully the little creatures will have the adorability or Little Big Planet, with the dark, twisted mind of Tim Burton, and combination I very much like the sounds of.

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